Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Watches in 2019
Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood watch at May 22, 2019, 4:14 AM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 22, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2019, 4:14 AM CDT (09:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 22, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 27, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Emergency
- Flash flood emergency
- Flood severity
- None
All 26 counties
Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 808 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1090 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at May 22, 4:02 AM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 4:02 AM CDT, 12 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 7:56 PM CDT, 8 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 756 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-222245- Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase- Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper- Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette- 756 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Widespread flooding and river flooding will continue across the region. All flood-related products should be monitored closely through tonight. For more information please check flood warnings and statements for additional details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Severe storms will be possible across mainly southeast Kansas for late Wednesday afternoon and evening. Hail up to the size of golf balls, damaging winds of 60 to 70mph, and an isolated tornado will be possible. In addition, rainfall from these thunderstorms could worsen the on going flooding in the region. An active weather pattern will continue to affect much of the region for Thursday through Memorial Day. More rounds of severe weather and flooding weather are likely during this period. Widespread flooding and river flooding will continue across the region. For more information please check latest flood warnings and statements for additional details. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated this afternoon or tonight, however activation may be needed for Wednesday through Memorial Day. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 7:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 19 hr |
| May 22, 4:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Wilson | 6 hr |
| May 22, 9:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson, Rice, Saline | 24 hr |
| May 22, 10:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 13 more | 72 hr |
| May 22, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 43 min |
| May 22, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 60 min |
| May 22, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 43 min |
| May 22, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette | 60 min |
| May 22, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 34 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.